F-2013-00585 INITIAL REQUEST

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05955212
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: September 12, 2023
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2023
• Case Number: F-2019-01343
• Publication Date: January 16, 2013

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JEFFREY RICHELSON
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January 16, 2013
Michele Meeks
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Ms. Meeks:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act as amended (5 U.S.C. 522).
I request copies of:
The CREST documents listed on the page transmitted with this letter.
The FOIA provides that if only portions of a record are exempted from release, the
remainder must be released. I therefore request that I be provided with all nonexempt portions
which are reasonably segregable I particularly request that it be kept in mind that there may exist
reasonably segregable portions of classified paragraphs. I also request that any present classified
material be considered for declassification.
To permit an intelligent, informed decision as to whether or not to file an administrative
appeal of any denial decision, I also request that you describe in detail the withheld records (or
portions thereof) and explain the logical and factual basis for exemption claims See Mead Data
v. De ent of the Air Force 566 F.2d 242,251 (D.C. Cir, 1977).
I also request a fee waiver. The fee waiver provisions under section 552 (a) (4) (A) of the
FOIA, as attended on April 25, 1987, rewrote section 552 (a) (4) (A) to create categories of
requesters entitled to fee waivers. Under those provisions, I qualify for exemption from fees in
the "news media" category, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit has unanimously held
that for FOIA fee waiver purposes "representatives of the news media" includes any individuals
who regularly publish or disseminate information to the public. (See National Security Archive v,
ent of Defense, No. 88-5217, D.C. Circuit, July 28,1989, as well as Electrort
privacy Information Center v. U.S. Derzat-tment of Defense No. 02-1233, United States District
Court for the District of Columbia, January 16, 2003),
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JEFFREY RICHELSON PAGE 02 (b)(6)
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I easily meet this criteria as a result of my books and articles, which have appeared in a
wide variety of publications. (A vita is available upon request). My books include Defusing
Armageddon: Inside NEST America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad (WW Norton, 2009); Spying
of the Bomb: American Nuclear Intelligence from Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea (WW
Norton, 2006); The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology
(Westview, 2001); America's Space Sentinels: ASP Satellites and National Security (University
Press of Kansas, 1999); The US, Intelligence Community (Westview, 4th ed.1999); and
America's Secret Eyes in Space (H & Row, 1990).
My articles and commentaries have appeared in Scientific American, Air Force Magazine,
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Jane 's Intelligence Review, International Journal of
Intelligence and Counterintelligence, ISR Journal, Armed Forces Journal International, Defense
Week, The National Interest, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, and
News day
My intended use of the material requested above, and in light of my extensive
publication record, clearly meets the criteria established by statute and case law for preferred fee
status under the FOIA as a representative of the news media. As such a representative I am
entitled to have search and review fees waived. And given the contribution of my work to
enhancing public understanding of the government operations I request that you also waive
reproduction fees.
I look fo o your response within the statutory time period. If you have any
questions about thi
quest, please contact me at (phone), or at (b)(6)
(b)(6)
Sincerely,
Jeffrey T. Richelson
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